Category Archives: Industry news

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Port Hedland Tug Officers Approve Strike Action for Second Time

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Alumina Prices Set to Lift as Bauxite Rises, Says CBA

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Worst of Iron Ore Price Slide Should be Over — Australian Govt Research Unit

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Can the Australian dollar save iron ore miners?

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How to export raw aluminium from China | Black China Blog.

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Chinese alumina prices rise as smelters push up aluminium capacity

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Record high aluminium premiums lift 2015 cost outlook.

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Lead moves into surplus, deficit for zinc grows – ILZSG

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China’s not stimulating its economy. It’s just keeping it from freezing up

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Scrap: BIR Non-Ferrous World Mirror, September 2014

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Chilean lawmakers call for tax incentives to boost copper cathode exports

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Australian alumina boosted by China’s high domestic prices, Q4 restocking

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Iron Ore Seen Stabilizing by Top Shipper as Mines Close Down

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COLUMN-Indonesian price support kicks in for falling tin market: Andy Home

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Zambia destined to be world’s second largest steel producer – Siakalenge

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China steel mills face strict green laws: Baosteel

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HSBC bullish on copper’s long-term picture, ups price forecast to $3.20/lb

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Brazil’s iron ore exports to China drop 12% year on year in August

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Newmont sees Indonesian operations restored 6-8-weeks after permit

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ArcelorMittal Steel Truck Frame Vies With Aluminum

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China Copper Tube Pipe Makers See Operating Rate Down to 76.06% in August

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Copper Trades Near Lowest Since June as China Investment Slumps

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Japan’s Q4 aluminum premiums hold at $420/mt despite spike in US, Europe

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China’s steel cuts cloud the air for local ore miners

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Qingdao to build Graphene Industry Innovation Base

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Uranium Enters Bull Market Amid Russian Sanctions, Mine Strike

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Workers to strike at Chile’s Escondida copper mine next week -union

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Valemax to dock in China

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China aluminium executive resigns after corruption probe

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Petcoke import ban one step closer

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COLUMN-LME warehouse queues no longer the only metric: Andy Home

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Northeastern China’s H1 metal ore imports rise 25% to 21.03 million mt: Dalian Port

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China alumina price rises to Yuan 2,700/mt despite lower metal prices

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Iron Ore Rebound Seen by Morgan Stanley as Vale Sees $100

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Aluminum Heads for Longest Slump in Four Months on China

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Copper concs charges hit ten-month high on looming stock overhang

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Weak Chinese demand may push zinc stocks to LME warehouses

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SHFE bonded warrants may help Chinese copper trade: industry

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Will iron ore rise on a Q4 restock? | | MacroBusiness.

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Bauxite – too little, too far away | Black China Blog.

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